Scenes from KHS
2007-08 School Year

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Mr. Irwin, Mr. Sundling, Mrs. Winters,
and Mr. Carrow are the most recent recipients of a Keystone
Education Foundation grant. They will purchase computers and video
equipment to use for classroom projects and for producing the annual
senior videos.

Click to enlargeKeystone faculty, alumni, and friends took on the
Harlem Wizards in a basketball game sponsored by the
cheerleaders. More
pictures

Congratulations to Sam, the May CHAMPS athlete of the month. She is pictured with our
trainer, Jeremiah, representing CHAMPS. Sam also set
school records in track for the 200 and 400!

It was a tight race, but the
pierogi with the green hat and purse (aka Mr. Maddy) came in
dead last at a Pirates game. Mr. Maddy got the honor of
running in the race when the seniors exceeded their goal for
magazine sales. Butler Eagle photo

Congratulations Alyssa and Dan,
our 2008 Prom Queen and King.

Congrats to Mr. Vaughn, this
year's KHS Keystones Technology Integrator. Mr. Vaughn was
also selected from over 600 nominations statewide to attend the
2008 Keystones: Technology Integrators Summit this summer at
Bucknell University!

Jon P. and Mike H. were among
several KHS students who waited in line for hours to hear former
President Bill Clinton speak at Clarion University.

Pictured: Kristan, Brian, Patrick, Chris, Kyle, Courtney

KHS presented "Guys and Dolls"
in April.

KHS students and teachers traveled to Harrisburg
in March for the House and Senate
Appropriations Committee hearings to voice concern over our mere
1.5% increase in basic education funding.

Madison participated with two KES students in the annual Dance Master's of PA
competition. Madison's groups earned a 1st place rating and
choreography award for "Mary Poppins" and a 2nd for
"Meet the Flintstones." Both rankings qualify the
girls for nationals at Disney World in July. Congratulations,
Madison!

Congratulations to Randi, who was selected as the Knox Lions "Student of
the Month" for January.

Pictured: Bill Shaner, Brandi,
Amy Long, and Nicki
KSD School Board members Bill Shaner and Tom McCoy joined
District Justice Amy Long, State Representative Fred McIlhattan,
and other community members and parents at our CFF "Flip
the Switch" night. Participants learned how KHS teachers
and students are using our new technologies as teaching and
learning tools. More
pictures!

Students selected for PMEA
Region II Chorus in Girard in March included Kristan, Anna,
Dan, and JoBeth.

Career Center "Students
of the 3rd Quarter" included Matt, Tyler, Steve,
Bridget, and Randi. Not present for the picture: Markus, April,
and Corey

John took 1st at 120 lbs. and
Tanner, 2nd at 125 lbs. at the MAWA Western PA District
Qualifiers. Both advanced to the next round, which will be held
at Shippensburg University. Congratulations and good luck!

1st Place
finishers: Brittany, Emma, Aimee, Lauren, Corey (Not
pictured--Emily)The Varsity cheerleaders took 3rd place in Large Varsity and
Jr. High took 2nd in the Jr. high division of the Oil City
Competition. Brittany and Emily won Jr. doubles, Aimee won
jr. jump off, Emma won Jr. individuals & 2nd in tumble off,
Fly High took 2nd in Jr. Stunt group. The Cyclones took 2nd in
Sr. stunt group, Corey took 3rd in tumble off and 2nd in St.
Individuals. Corey and Lauren won Sr. doubles and Lauren also
won Sr. Individuals and
jump off and took 2nd in Sr. tumble off.

Congratulations to Garrett
(3rd), Marcus (2nd), and Mike (3rd) for their strong
performances at the D9 wrestling tournament.

KHS students who participated in
District Chorus this year included Shane, Dan, Chris, Ashley,
JoBeth, Anna, and Kristan.

Tyler and Ally represented KHS at PMEA Region II Band.

Courtney and Tuesdae
represented KHS at the District Jazz Festival.

Shiliah won 3rd place for her
original art and Holly got 2nd for a poem she wrote around the
theme, "Wolves and Moose of the Isle Royale." Their
entries correlated with Mr. Baker's Biology unit on
"Populations." See
their winning entries. Congratulations!

Click to enlarge.The Keystone Varsity Cheerleaders
won first place at the Elk County Catholic Cheerleading
Competition on Saturday, January 26 in St. Mary's. There were 5
teams in their division. The Powerhouse Panthers took 3rd
place in senior stunt group and the Jr. High cheerleaders took
3rd in their division.

Biology teacher Mr. Baker
gets some tips on his MacBook from Apple trainer Chris Lickteig.
KHS was the site of Classrooms for the Future
"out-of-the-box" training for Keystone, Smethport, and
Sharon City teachers this week. More
info and pictures

Clarion County Career Center
"Students of the 2nd Quarter" include Dalton,
Jenessa,
Kevin, Shayleene, Chyenne, Dane, as well as Michelle and Aimee
(not present for picture). Congratulations!

Congratulations
to our cheerleaders for their impressive showing at the
Karns City competition! The jr. high took 2nd in their
division, and Emily won the jr. high tumble-off. The
varsity took 3rd in their division, the Powerhouse Panther
stunt group (Lauren, Chelsea M., Corey, Haley, and Chelsea S.)
took 2nd in stunt group, Corey took 2nd in varsity tumble-off,
and Lauren won the varsity individual, jump off and tumble-of
Good luck at ECC! More
pictures

A. J. Johnson and Adam Weeter
admire Courtney's scrapbook as they evaluate her senior
project. Congratulations to the Class of 2008 for their
excellent presentations!

Congratulations to Derek and
Matt, our newest Eagle Scouts!

Tuesdae, Tyler, Courtney,
Adam, and Ally represented KHS at PMEA District Band
last week.

Dr. Gool presented Mr. Baker,
Mrs. Heller, and Mrs. Keck with $1,000 grants from the KSD
Education Foundation. The money will be used for classroom
projects that integrate technology.

Maddie and Becca made a good
team as they built their gingerbread house in Mrs. Kinch's
Family and Consumer Sciences class.

Congratulations to Markus,
who took first place in the 189 lb. weight class at the
Eisenhower Tournament.

Congratulations to Sarah,
the Knox Lions "Student of the Month" for December.
She is pictured with Will Barris of the Lions.

Brookville Tourney
Cassie, MVP
Sam, All-Tournament Team

Congratulations to Michelle,
the recipient of the first Ross McGinnis Memorial Scholarship!

Keystone Tourney--JV
Jake, All-Tournament Team
Lexan, MVP

Keystone Tourney--Varsity
Josh, All-Tournament Team
Cristian, MVP

Team awards were announced at
the recent Football Banquet: Jordan, most improved;
Drew, lineman of the year; Derek, special teams MVP; Matt,
defensive MVP; Mike, offensive MVP; and Kyle, players' player
award.

Almost every computer in the
building was put to use as the second round of the
online 4Sight test was administered. This test predicts success
on the PSSA tests and helps teachers plan instruction.

Destany Hotard (center)
arrived with her family via Primetime Limousine to take part
in our Veteran's Day assembly. Destany, a 9th grader from
Jacksonville, FL, performed a song in honor of our fallen hero,
PFC Ross McGinnis. Read
more.

Kelly, Matt, Brian,
(pictured) Courtney H., and Anna D. represented Keystone at the
Mock UN held at A-C Valley. Students represented
foreign nations and debated issues of free expression and
democracy with delegates from several local schools. Mr. Warner
accompanied the group.

Kristen was KHS's high scorer
at the CUP Math Competition on Nov. 1. Pictured
demonstrating their favorite math symbols are Dan, Lucas, Brett,
Ben, Andrea, Kristen, and (back) Mareah, Alicia, and Kelly. Mr. Kifer is the Math Team
advisor.

Congratulations to Chris,
the Knox Lions Club Student of the Month for October. He is
pictured with Amy Long of the Lions.

The Keystone Education Foundation is pleased
to accept a check for $10,000 from the Clarion County Community
Bank.Pictured
from left to right are CCCB CFO, James Kifer, who presented the
check; KSD Superintendent, Dr. Jean Atkin
Gool; and Keystone Education Foundation President, John Mason.
Donations such as this are used to fund teacher grants for
technology .

Dr. Cornish, Redbank Valley SD
Superintendent, presented Mrs. Walters and the Keystone SD with
plaques commemorating Mrs. Walters' completion of the GROW
Leadership program. Dr. Cornish served as Mrs. Walters' mentor
for the GROW program. Also pictured are Dr. Gool and Mr. Slagle,
president of the KSD Board of Education.

Students in
Senora Patton's Spanish II class are using the new wireless
laptops to research topics for their "Dia de los Muertos"
projects. Read more!

Mrs. Goble tearfully
announced her retirement in October after 35 years. In her remarks, Mrs. Goble challenged her students to
be open to change. On that note, she will serve as our substitute librarian! She is pictured
with Mr. Heath and Mr. Wit, with whom she taught the Civil War
classes.

Congratulations to Olivia and
Kyle, our Homecoming royalty.

Congratulations
to the Super Panther Marching Band on their 3rd place finish
in the ALF parade.

Congratulations to Clark, the
Knox Lions Club Student of the Month for September. He is
pictured with Mr. Wes Dine of the Lions.

Congratulations
to Sarah, who was crowned State Alternate Dairy Princess.